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Financial Aid
for SVM Students
Student Loan Funds
(directly
through FAFSA - www.fafsa.ed.gov)
Students interested in the following two loan programs may obtain
information and applications from the LSU
Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Student Aid.
- Federal
Perkins Loans - Low interest (5 percent) loans made
by LSU and repaid to LSU. Students must show financial need
and be enrolled at least half-time. Deferment and cancellation
privileges are available under certain circumstances.
- Federal
Stafford Loans - Based on financial need, this program
enables students to borrow funds at a special low rate of
interest from a participating lender. Payments are deferred
until six months after the student ceases being enrolled on
at least a half-time basis.
Scholarships Administered by LSU SVM
The
scholarships and awards listed here are awarded on the basis
of academic achievement, financial need, character, and citizenship.
Normally, scholarship stipends are paid one-half during the
fall semester and one-half during the spring semester. Students
are given an opportunity to apply for scholarships in the fall
semester. Awards are announced in the spring.
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Importance
Notice!
You
must be officially accepted into the DVM program before
you can apply to any of the scholarships administered
by the LSU SVM.
These
SVM scholarships are NOT available to first year DVM students
- only second, third, & fourth year DVM students.
There
are no scholarships to which first year DVM students can
apply; however, the Dean can award limited scholarships
to select applicants of his choosing.
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Students
interested in the scholarships below may obtain information
and applications directly from the LSU SVM Office of Student
& Academic Affairs. Contact Stephanie Johnson for more information
at 225-578-9537.
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Y. Z. Abdelbaki Memorial Scholarship • Awarded to a
first-year veterinary student who has excelled in anatomy courses.
Arkansas
Veterinary Medical Foundation Scholarship • Awarded
to Arkansas residents.
Auxiliary
to the LSU Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical
Association Scholarship • Presented by the SCAVMA Auxiliary.
Auxiliary
to the LSU Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical
Association Married Students Award • Presented to married
students in Years I–III who are active in SCAVMA.
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Brenda and William Banks Memorial Scholarship • Presented
to a nontraditional female veterinary medical student who is
completing Year I.
M.
Darnell Besch Scholarship • Presented to deserving
Year III students who have financial need, are active in SCAVMA,
and present a positive attitude toward veterinary medicine.
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Baton Rouge Kennel Club, Inc. Scholarship • Presented
to a Louisiana resident who has demonstrated a special interest
in small animal medicine.
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Baton Rouge SPCA Scholarship • Presented to a Louisiana
high school graduate currently enrolled in Years I–III in veterinary
medicine.
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Bayou Kennel Club, Inc., Scholarship • Awarded to northeast
Louisiana student in veterinary medicine.
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Calcasieu Kennel Club Scholarship • Available to one
student in veterinary medicine who is resident of Old Imperial
Calcasieu Parish.
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Sherri Ellen Cole Memorial Award • Awarded to veterinary
medicine students to purchase books and supplies.
The
Robert M. Hammatt Award for Proficiency in Food Animal Medicine
• Awarded to student in Years I–III, based on scholarship,
a strong interest in practicing food animal/mixed animal medicine,
character, and love of the profession.
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Hill’s Pet Nutrition Service Scholarship • Presented
to students in Years I–III, based on leadership, character,
and contributions to the School of Veterinary Medicine.
LSU
School of Veterinary Medicine Equine Health Studies Program
Scholarship • Presented to an active member of the
student chapter of the American Association of Equine Practitioners
in Years I–III who has demonstrated an interest in equine medicine.
*
Perry B. Lecates, Sr., Memorial Scholarship • Presented
to veterinary medical students in Years I–III who have a special
interest in farm animal medicine.
LSU
SCAVMA Bookstore Scholarship • Awarded to a veterinary
student entering Years II–IV.
LVMA/AAEP
Foundation Scholarship • Presented to Year III student
who has demonstrated outstanding academic ability and commitment
to the AAEP and the pursuit of equine practice.
*
Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association Outstanding Student
Award • Presented to veterinary medical student in
Years II, III, and IV.
*
Lorio Children Memorial Scholarship • Presented to
students in veterinary medicine who are Louisiana high school
graduates.
Pfizer
Animal Health Veterinary Scholarship • Presented to
student in Year III of the professional curriculum.
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The Henry Chester Propes and Mary Wood Propes Memorial Scholarship
• Presented to a student with an interest in companion animal
medicine; based on scholarship, leadership, and citizenship.
Nestlé
Purina Award for Excellence in Companion Animal Nutrition
• Presented to Year III student, based on academic achievements,
collegiality, a strong interest in nutrition and physiology,
and financial need.
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John D. Rhoades Leadership Scholarship • Presented
to Year III student who has expressed concern and compassion,
professionalism, and citizenship and is an active leader of
the student body.
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Salsbury Scholarship • Awarded to third-year student,
based on ability, initiative, perseverance, leadership, and
financial need.
Changaram
Kumarath Sankunny Memorial Award in Veterinary Pharmacology
• Presented to a student in Year II with a special interest
in research who excels in pharmacology.
*
Schering-Plough Animal Health, Inc., Scholarship
• Awarded to Year II student, based on high academic standing
and financial need.
*
Margaret Lucille Thomas Taylor Memorial Scholarship
• Awarded to student entering Years II, III, or IV; based on
scholarship, financial need, and participation in activities
that develop responsibility, leadership, citizenship, and professionalism.
Awards
marked with asterisks (*) are funded through the LSU Foundation.
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